Infection control of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in hospitals — a logistic challenge

Clinical record

Correspondence: Uma.Devi@svhm.org.au

Acknowledgements:

We thank Dr Mary Jo Waters, Dr Alistair Reid and the Infection Control Unit of St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.

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